Ling 3.1 Flash pricing
$0.075 per 1M input tokens and $0.23 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.04¢ per chat answer and 0.16¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Ling 3.1 Flash costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Qwen3.8 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.04¢$0.37 / 1,000 | 87 in · 688 out · 909 reasoning | 41 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.02¢$0.18 / 1,000 | 325 in · 97 out · 587 reasoning | 46 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥0.36¢$3.61 / 1,000 | 103 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 103 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥0.36¢$3.63 / 1,000 | 344 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 118 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.04¢$0.40 / 1,000 | 1,384 in · 1,164 out · 136 reasoning | 25 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.05¢$0.47 / 1,000 | 776 in · 670 out · 1,159 reasoning | 48 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.16¢$1.58 / 1,000 | 13,106 in · 500 out · 2,141 reasoning | 50 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.05¢$0.53 / 1,000 | 500 in · 560 out · 1,617 reasoning | 53 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥0.41¢$4.08 / 1,000 | 6,350 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 54 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.09¢$0.93 / 1,000 | 3,747 in · 973 out · 1,912 reasoning | 47 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.20¢$2.00 / 1,000 | 1,461 in · 533 out · 7,879 reasoning | 69 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥0.40¢$3.97 / 1,000 | 4,869 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 61 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.06¢$0.60 / 1,000 | 176 in · 404 out · 2,225 reasoning | 56 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 6.0¢$60.39 / 1,000 | 2,257,637 in · 15,134 out · 80,850 reasoning | 21 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Ling 3.1 Flash through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Novitaunknown | $0.075 / $0.23 | $0.015 | 262K | 100% |
 DeepInfrafp4 | $0.21 / $0.63 | $0.042 | 262K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Oct 5, 2026 at $0 input / $0 output. Since then the output price moved from $0 to $0.23 per 1M tokens (1 change).
FAQ
How much does Ling 3.1 Flash cost?
Ling 3.1 Flash costs $0.075 per 1 million input tokens and $0.23 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.015 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.04¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.16¢.
Where is Ling 3.1 Flash cheapest?
Among 2 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Novita: $0.075 input and $0.23 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Ling 3.1 Flash cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Ling 3.1 Flash was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Inclusionai. Real usage can differ.